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It’s no secret that Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva doesn’t like Josh Barnett. Earlier in the week Josh Barnett talked about how the beef started, and why he isn’t going to fight Bigfoot. Yesterday night Josh Barnett posted a link to his new podcast that debuted: Josh Barnett Conquers The World. Shortly after that Bigfoot Silva posted...

It was announced earlier today at UFC Fight Night Macau had lost Hector Lombard, who had been replaced by Tyron Woodley, and is ready to face Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 48 in August. Tyron Woodley’s sponsors ‘Dude Wipes’ Tweeted the following diss at Dong Hyun Kim to ‘The Chosen One’. time to...

Bangor Maine is already prepping to host UFC Fight Night 47 in August, which will feature Ryan Bader and Ovince Saint Preux as the headlining card. UFC President Dana White posted a photo to Twitter recently showing that Maine is excited and already ready for the event. Check it out: Bangor, Maine is ready for...

UFC stars react to the USA vs. Portugal World Cup game yesterday, which saw the US team forced out of the next round after a 2-2 draw against Portugal. The US dropped an early lead, but then scored two goals to give them the lead with 9 minutes left, however a late game goal assisted...

According to MMASupremacy on Twitter, Kimbo Slice has signed on with Bellator. Check out the Tweet below. Re: Bellator signing Kimbo, EliteXC Primetime (Kimbo/Thompson) is still 2nd most watched MMA event on NetTV after 11 UFC on FOX events #mma — MMA Supremacy (@MMASupremacy) June 16, 2014 Kimbo Slice hasn’t seen MMA action since losing...

Shaquille O’neal joined former UFC champion Royce Gracie for some Jiu-Jitsu training this past weekend and captured the moment on his official Instagram. What do you think PENNation? Would you like to see Shaq make an Octagon appearance? Sound off in the comments section.

Daniel Cormier was promised a title shot at the winner of Jones vs. Gustafsson, and the former Olympian assumes that he will be facing Jones. Cormier answered fans questions on Twitter about his potential fight with Jones, should Bones defeat Alexander Gustafsson in September. "@JiujitsuNerd8: @dc_mma @m_sxlly Will you take Jon jones down more then...

UFC bantamweight Eddie Wineland is back on solid foods again according to his Twitter, and what better way to celebrate than with a trip to Olive Garden? Check out the picture of his delicious looking meal below. Back on solid foods again so…straight to @olivegarden YES!!!! #alfredo #chicken #delicious pic.twitter.com/v8HOlL9c38 — Eddie Wineland (@EddieWineland) June...

The saga continues with Jon Jones refusing to sign the contract to fight Alexander Gustafsson. Now the champ is taking to Twitter to voice his dissatisfaction with how the UFC has been handling the rematch. A member of the underground captured the screenshot and posted it in the forum. However it appears that Jones has...

There have been speculations about who would welcome Anderson Silva back to the Octagon when the spider is ready. Yesterday Anderson’s longtime manager Ed Soares listed several potential opponents such as: Nick Diaz, Michael Bisping, and Cung Le. Michael Bisping responded to Ed Soares via Twitter to campaign for a matchup against Silva. @EdSoares saw...

Kyle Noke joined Donald The Cowboy Cerrone at his lake house this past weekend, and from the looks of it, had a pretty good time. This is @cowboycerrone idea of keeping everyone hydrated at the lake. #LetTheFunBegin pic.twitter.com/nHB9Yq202E — Kyle Noke (@KyleNoke) May 31, 2014

By now we all know Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestled bears as a child, now it appears The Eagle is back to his old ways with this recent Tweet. The caption reads, “Today after hard sparring day, with my best sparring partner”

Tristar teammates Rory MacDonald and Mike Ricci teamed up on Twitter after MacDonald questioned War Machine’s manhood due to the fact that War Machine cried after a recent fight of his. After that, Ben Askren jumped in to talk some smack, which led Mike Ricci to get involved and tell Askren to behave himself. Hit...

By Evan Stoumbelis Tim Sylvia hasn’t fought for the UFC since 2008 when he lost to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. However that hasn’t stopped the 3-time champ from campaigning to get on the UFC’s Fight Night 47 card in his hometown of Maine. Apparently Sylvia’s call to arms via Twitter was too much for Dana White,...

Another fight has been added to the UFC on FOX 11 card, as two heavyweights will square off in their promotional debuts. Dana White announced the match-up via Twitter, late last night: Undefeated Jack May will meet Derrick Lewis in the center of the Octagon, and – judging by their records and penchants for knockouts – one...

Apparently MMA legend Ken Shamrock is now working as security detail for a man who probably needs a bodyguard more than most; Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Check it out. @arielhelwani at CES 2day, I saw ken shamrock working as a body guard for 50 cent. pic.twitter.com/vt4DPtH6dq — Adam Beltran (@_betrayer) January 9, 2014 So Shamrock...

The Ultimate Fighting Championship must now find Adlan Amagov (13-2-1 MMA) a new opponent. Jason High, who was set to face Amagov in a Jan. 15 welterweight match up at UFC Fight Night 35; was rushed to the hospital due to a ruptured appendix early yesterday (Jan. 1) morning. Originally, as tweeted from his official...

After Tim Kennedy notched his second octagon victory via knockout over Rafael Natal, he admitted (via his twitter, @TimKennedyMMA) that although he was satisfied with the win, he did not feel deserving of a fight against a top middleweight. However, he voiced his interest in a bout with Michael Bisping within the same tweet, almost as though to indicate...

This past weekend it is well-known that Uriah Hall had an altercation with former UFC fighter, Jason “Mayhem” Miller outside of BAMMA USA: Bad Beat. They were recorded to be in a scuffle outside of the Commerce Casino in Commerce, Calif. The incident seemed to fall from the headlines after a few days, but has...

UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones hinted via his twitter today that his next opponent would be a younger one. Jones could be referring to 26-year old fellow 205-pounder, Alexander Gustafsson who has been long rumored to be Jones’ next opponent. Gustafsson is only 5 months and 4 days older than Jones and both will be...

War Machine isn’t happy with how fighters get treated in mixed martial arts. He went off on Twitter and said exactly how he felt. @WarMachine170’s recent twitter posts: “Even the GSP’s/Anderson Silva’s are getting raped, yeah you/they THINK they are getting PAID, but when compared to Mayweather: RAPED!” “90% of professional MMA fighters have ZERO...

By JAKE CHASTAIN | UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones went to visit his doctor today and the outcome was quite pleasing for all those fans that are tired of seeing champions sidelined for long periods of time due to injuries. That probably won’t be the case with Jones. Coming off of his UFC 159...

Less than an hour after UFC middleweight, Luke Rockhold, called out Michael Bisping via his official Twitter account, fellow middleweight, Michael Bisping, has responded. Bisping was quick to respond, asking Rockhold to win at least one fight in the UFC before they start talking about a fight between them, effectively putting an end to...

By Jake Chastain | After an odd sequence of events it seems that things for Mark Hunt and his scheduled appearance for UFC 160 next weekend against Junior Dos Santos are back on track. We gained word about two weeks ago that Hunt, who stepped up to face Dos Santos after Alistair Overeem pulled out of...

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